Mrs Sylvia Sheff, MBE

Career: teacher 1958-77; fndr and dir Friendship with Israel All-Pty Gp (in European Parl) 1979-90, asst nat dir Cons Friends of Israel 1985-89 (nat projects dir 1974-85), assoc dir Manchester Jewish Cultural Centre 1990-94; chm and pres Manchester 35 Gp Women's Campaign for Soviet Jewry 1980- (fndr chm 1972-80), fndr memb Bury Family Conciliation Serv Mgmnt Ctee 1985-87, hon sec Nat Cncl for Soviet Jewry UK 1987-89 (memb Cncl 1975-90), del Bd of Deps of Br Jews 1987-, int co-ordinator Yeled Yafeh Fellowship Children of Chernobyl Project 1990-94, memb UK Assoc of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists 2001-; delg and lectr Jewish Rep Cncl of Gtr Manchester; concert promoter/dir Manchester Jewish Community's Musical Tribute to HM The Queen on Her Golden Jubilee 2002-, memb Exec Ctee Jewish Rep Cncl of Gtr Manchester and Region 2009-, fndr and dir Orgn of Jewish Lawyers 2008-